I think of strength when I think of Brute.It is like Brute force ---but then I wander (ponder) off to Brutus - that is an old Roman name and I am thinking it too meant strength (now how would you know when a child is born that he is going to be strong?)And then there is just a brute - that is a mean spirited person - sort of like a bully only stronger!This is what I found when I looked for images under Brute:

I was going to Ponder this week.. and this word just got me stuck. Besides strength, all I could think of was this cologne I remember my grandfather wearing, and I swear it was called "Brut" ?????The Lion King picture is interesting because it represents both definitions: Simba is brute strength, and Scar is just a brute bully. :)